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Growing up in Rocky Mount, Va., Myxolydia Tyler loved watching local theater company Jack Tale Players. "I was in awe of how they told stories, and then I saw 'A Raisin in the Sun' on a high school theater trip, and that began my love affair with theater. " Tyler, 32, who now lives in Brooklyn, N.Y., has steadily appeared on the stage since then. She's currently starring in Center Stage 's production of the Broadway hit "The Mountaintop" (running since Jan. 9, the show's opening night is tonight and runs through Feb. 24)

A fan of rhinestones and bling, Ashley Forrest, 25, is a rising country singer from Crofton. This Ravens fan's latest album, Seven Hundred Miles, was released April 16 and she will be performing at Rams Head On Stage in Annapolis on Sunday. Before heading to the show, we caught up with the singer to find out some of her OMG-worthy loves. Worst pet peeve? I don't let the little things get to me, and I am really bubbly, so I don't really have one. What song are you hating/loving right now?

A native of Trelawny, Jamaica, Michael Clarke started boxing as a way to stay in shape and now aspires to make it as a pro. Clarke, 27, joined the Baltimore Boxing Club in Fells Point after graduating from Florida State University. On Thursday, the club presents an amateur boxing night; Clarke will compete in the 165-pound class, will face Dillion Hoyer - the only opponent, he says, who handed him a loss as an amateur. Here, Clarke shares his take on skinny jeans for men (a no-no)

It's not correct. Well, mebbe. But if you are think about English as a correct thing that is separate from the people who speak and write it, you are misguided. Classical Latin is the kind of language you're thinking about. It is always correct, because it is dead and cannot change. The people who speak it are long dead, and it has morphed into Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Romanian. But English is a living language, and whatever its speakers and writers collectively make it over time s what is correct.

Heather Spiker-MacPherson, 32, has always dreamed of being a chef. On Friday, the culinary student at Stratford University and staff sergeant in the U.S. Army Reserves will be able to put her skills to the test at a "Top-Chef"-style competition at Baltimore Green Works' EcoBall. The annual EcoBall, held at the Frederick Douglass-Isaac Myers Maritime Park and Museum, will feature live music, food and drinks, as well as the cooking competition featuring Stratford University students (for more information, go to baltimoregreenworks.com/ecoball)

George Will's Dislike of Public Televsion2 The writer is president of Baltimore Heritage.

We want your opinions THE ISSUE: The holiday season is upon us. Do you plan to shop at The Mall in Columbia, or avoid it? What do you like - or dislike - about the mall? YOUR VIEW: Send e-mail responses by tomorrow to howard.speakout@baltsun.com. A selection of responses will be published Sunday. Please keep your responses short and include your name, address and telephone number. Addresses and phone numbers will not be published.

The ever-game Steve Kleinedler of the American Heritage Dictionary took on one of those chores that regularly fall to lexicographers: He appeared on Boston's WBUR to talk about words people want deleted from dictionaries .  Literally  and impacted  left my eyebrows level. Yeah, yeah. And some unduly excitable types, you'll see in the comments, got exercised when the executive editor of the American Heritage Dictionary , in the unbuttoned atmosphere of conversation uttered "a whole nother.

There is a relatively new restaurant at 1717 Eastern Ave., which once housed one of my favorites, The Spanish Meson. What is the name of the new one and are there any reviews? I would like to take a friend there for her birthday. - Barbara Phillips The restaurant is Timothy Dean Bistro, a fine addition to Fells Point. You can read my review at baltimoresun.com. Do you ever find that a particular dislike of a food or dish interferes with your reviews? If you hated cheese, for example, and the house specialty was a cheese dish, I would think it would be problematic writing a fair review.

And Now, A little funny businessAccent, in conjunction with SUNDIAL, the free telephone information service of The Baltimore Sun, is conducting an electronic survey this week to determine which Evening Sun comics you like -- or dislike -- most.To register your opinions, call 783-1800 (or 268-7736 in Anne Arundel County) any time until midnight Sunday.After you hear the greeting, you'll be asked to punch in a four-digit code on your touch-tone phone. Punch 6300 and you'll be connected with a voice that will lead you through the survey.

On Saturday, comic book stores across the country are giving away free comic books in an effort to promote the genre and to support individual comic book stores. This year, an estimated 4.6 million free comic books will be given out at stores across the country. One store participating is Gorilla King Comics, at 1711 Aliceanna St. in Fells Point, owned by Ian Sayre. Sayre, 38, opened the store about a year ago. "We love comics," he said. "Gorilla King Comics is a very classy place at which to buy one's comics.

When Alexandra von Paris found herself out of a job in 2010, she didn't know how she was going to pay rent. Instead of working for another business, von Paris decided to start her own. Von Paris (Ali for short) founded Route One Apparel, which she said specializes in "edgy, unique designs. " Lately, the company has focused on "Maryland Pride" clothing - Maryland flag apparel and an emphasis on other state icons like crabs and Baltimore. Born in Joppatowne, von Paris graduated from the University of Maryland College Park in May 2012 and now lives in Timonium while working full-time at Route One Apparel.

In 2006, local painter Lauren Boilini left the Midwest for graduate school in Baltimore, and she never left. She stayed to teach and become a part of the art community, and now is a painting and drawing instructor at MICA. Boilini, 29, was born in Bloomington, Ind., moved to Missouri to attend Kansas City Art Institute, and now lives in Butcher's Hill. Her studio is at School 33 Art Center in Federal Hill, where she has been the artist-in-residence since September 2011. As artist-in-residence, Boilini happily donated a piece of her artwork to School 33's annual fundraiser, the Lotta Art Benefit, held at 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Silo Point.

On Sunday, the Baltimore Farmers' Market & Bazaar opens for its 36th season, with vendors selling fruits and vegetables, herbs, baked goods and crafts. Emem Oduok, 30, will be there, selling handmade chunky jam, creamy fruit-butter, infused spicy and herb vinegar, seasonal tomato ketchup and more. Oduok, a jam-maker and owner of Infused Spreads, is originally from Nigeria but now lives in Curtis Bay. She started Infused Spreads in 2009 and credits her success to her self-motivation.

John Marra's full-time job is an assistant community lot projects coordinator at Civic Works. But his second job, although he works for free, is quartermaster of puppets for the Baltimore Rock Opera Society. "We get paid in glory," said Marra, 28, who is originally from Queens, N.Y., but now lives in Harwood. The Baltimore Rock Opera Society began in 2007. It is a completely volunteer organization "on a mission to melt faces and blow minds with the power of rock theater for next 7,000 years," Marra said.

Heather Spiker-MacPherson, 32, has always dreamed of being a chef. On Friday, the culinary student at Stratford University and staff sergeant in the U.S. Army Reserves will be able to put her skills to the test at a "Top-Chef"-style competition at Baltimore Green Works' EcoBall. The annual EcoBall, held at the Frederick Douglass-Isaac Myers Maritime Park and Museum, will feature live music, food and drinks, as well as the cooking competition featuring Stratford University students (for more information, go to baltimoregreenworks.com/ecoball)

AND NOW, A little funny business.Accent, in conjunction with SUNDIAL, the free telephone information service of The Baltimore Sun, is conducting an electronic survey this week to determine which Evening Sun comics you like -- or dislike -- most.To register your opinions, call 783-1800 (or 268-7736 in Anne Arundel County) any time until midnight Sunday.After you hear the greeting, you'll be asked to punch in a four-digit code on your touch-tone phone. Punch 6300 and you'll be connected with a voice that will lead you through the survey.

* Orioles primary owner Eli Jacobs got mixed reviews from respondents to "It's Your Call" over the weekend. Fifty-eight percent (168 of 289 callers) said he has done a "bad" job since taking control of the club in December of 1988; the other 42 percent said Jacobs has done a "good" job.What do the respondents like and dislike about Jacobs' leadership, which, if he is successful in selling the club, could be in its final weeks? Later this week, The Evening Sun will run excerpts of the comments.

Wine is the theme right now at Wit & Wisdom, inside the Four Seasons Baltimore, and assistant general manager Justin Yu, 27, has been there to oversee it all. As part of Baltimore's 10-day Winter Wine Celebration, which concludes on Sunday, Wit & Wisdom has been offering specials and events, along with more than 20 other restaurants. Yu, a native of Fremont, Calif., relocated to Harbor East in May after working for Four Seasons in Santa Barbara, Calif., and Seattle. "Winter Wine Celebration is a great way for people to explore the sometimes unknown and vast world of wine," he said.